The grand marshals of the 2013 parade will be local first responders and the families of those recently lost in the line of duty.
It will be a fitting way to start the 2013 parade. The South Side Irish Parade Committee announced Tuesday that this year's grand marshal will be local first responders and the families of those lost in the line of duty. At a press conference Tuesday afternoon local officials and parade committee members honored those who lost loved ones in the line of duty. The families of Fire Captain Herbie Johnson, Police Officer Michael Flisk and Firefighter Walter Patmon, Jr. gathered at King-Lockhart Memorial Park on Western Avenue to participate in the ceremony. It was a meaningful location for all those in attendence. "It was 15 years ago last night that we had the tragic fire at this very location where we stand today," said Ald. Matt O'Shea…
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A two-car early morning accident on 115th Street left two people dead and one hospitalized, according to the Tribune.
Two people are dead and one hospitalized after an early morning car crash in Mount Greenwood, according to reports. Around 2:20 a.m. a car crossed the center lane and struck another vehilcle traveling in the opposite direction head-on in the 3400 block of 115th Street, the Chicago Tribune reports. The report states that two males were killed and a female was hospitalized in serious condition. Update, 6:50 p.m. - The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has released the names of the two men killed in accident. They were Demetrius Caples, 28, of the 9200 block of South Vanderpoel Avenue, and Sean Larmon, 36, of the 10800 block of South Whipple Street. Read: 2 dead, 1 hurt after head-on crash on Far South Side Sign up for Beverly-Mt. …
Two females were shot in the 9900 block of Vincennes. A short time later shots were exchanged between a suspect and an off-duty officer, police said.
Two females were shot Sunday afternoon in the 9900 block of Vincennes, police said. The shooting occured at about 3:20 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. The Chicago Tribune reports that a 13-year-old girl and a 44-year-old woman were inside of their car at a gas station when they were shot. An off-duty officer responded to the shooting and exchanged gun fire with a man on the 9800 block of Throop Street, Mirabelli said. The officer ordered the man to stop and he turned and began firing. That is when the off-duty officer began firing, Mirabelli said. Neither the officer or the suspect was hit, although the officer's vehicle was struck several times, Mirabelli said. The two victims were taken to Advocate …
6:07 pm on Monday, October 15, 2012
doesn't change the fact that he was asked to stop by police and instead shot at him... more ›
soxside rick
8:02 pm on Monday, January 14, 2013
R.I.P. Sean, you will be missed...My condolences to the Larmon Family...It's a sad day in Mt. Greenwood.... more ›